Ole Miss offers Pearl star Tylan Knight, livening up his recruitment

When Tylan Knight read a 247Sports report in early January saying Ole Miss was giving him a closer look, he tried not to act too excited.

But his brother said the former Pearl football star went to Wal-Mart shortly after and bought himself an Ole Miss hat to wear around town. So the fact Knight tweeted Thursday night he received an offer from the Rebels could mean more intrigue in the Louisiana commit's recruitment. 

Tylan Knight 🎒
@TylanKnight
Blessed to say that I have received an offer from The University of Mississippi!!! 🔵🔴🦈
12:19 AM - Feb 2, 2018
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After not being highly recruited until he led Pearl to the 6A state championship, Knight has slowly but surely gained steam with FBS programs. 

Louisiana and South Alabama offered in December before South Alabama rescinded the offer. Ole Miss and Southern Miss started showing more interest in January, but after no offer came Knight committed to Louisiana Jan. 23. 

Ole Miss offering a scholarship, though, seems likely to change things. 

Pearl coach John Perry said in January that Ole Miss loved everything from Knight when they watched the tape on him. The issue, as it has been with most programs, is Knight's 5-foot-7, 170-pound body. 

“Ole Miss, I think they’re just trying to find —  where does he fit on the field," Perry said then.

Both Perry and Knight's older brother, Darius, who also coaches at Pearl, said Ole Miss was a place Knight would love to go if it worked out. Darius Knight said much of it comes down to Knight wanting to play at the highest level, which Ole Miss and SEC football would provide. 

“I think he thinks he can play at any level, so I think he wants to play at the highest level," Darius Knight said. 

Tylan Knight downplayed much of his desires throughout the recruiting process. He never actually said the words "Ole Miss" once when the Clarion Ledger sat down with him last month. He usually just tiptoed around the schools that weren't offering, saying he will simply prove himself wherever he ends up. 

He said some of those bigger state schools would call him a baller and say they liked his film, but it continued to seem like his size would hold them back. 

But Knight received that offer he's been waiting for on Thursday, and he will be visiting Oxford this weekend.

SOURCE: Miller, Brody. "Ole Miss offers Pearl star Tylan Knight, livening up his recruitment.", The Clarion-Ledger, 2 February 2018, https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/02/02/ole-miss-offers-pearl-star-tylan-knight-livening-up-his-recruitment/300491002/.

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